This poem was sent to me by a viewer and I’d like to share it with you. It was written by Ursula Hart. I do not know her, since someone else submitted the poem. I think it’s very powerful and should give everyone who is considering getting a dog something to think about.

Here is the poem:

To a Dog on a Euthansia table - six months after Christmas

I’m trembling and so worried, for I know I misbehaved
I chewed dad’s brand new slippers and saw just how he raged

I did not mean to wreck them, but my teeth were very sore
And chewing them relieved the pain and made me feel less bored

And when mom came to smack me, I piddled on the floor.
For I had held my pee all day and couldn’t get out the door.

They said I was wicked, a menace at first glance
And when they tied me up outside, I howled for one more chance.

Rolled over and sat pretty an did all those tricks they loved
But they could not forget the wrong and said they had enough

So they took me to a clinic where the smell alone put fear
Into my trembling body, but my cries they did not hear

For they turned and walked out through the door without a hug or pat
I wonder if they will forget and forgive me when they come back

But why do I feel so frightened, as though they’ve gone for good?
They said they'd love me till I died, they really said they would

I’m strapped onto a table and they're shaving my front leg
I think I’m getting a needle now, I feel it in my vein…

And why do I feel so lonely, without them comforting me?
And why do I feel so sleepy?
Oh please GOD, let them forgive me.

Food For Thought - Ursula Hart

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